Weird Things About Appenzell Switzerland
The smallest canton in Switzerland by population is Appenzell. This is a place that hangs on to traditions. Cows are taken to the high meadows and back through town roads on a regular basis, women didn’t get to vote at the local level until 1991, and on the last Sunday in April of each year, they practice Landsgemeinde, where the citizens gather in the town square and openly vote for their canton representatives, judges, and laws…while wearing swords. Google it!
